Preparation of multi-wall carbon nanotube/S composites as cathodes for lithium/sulfur batteries

Xinxing Tan Cailiao/New Carbon Materials

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 428-434

  Chen, Jun Zheng ^a   Wu, Feng ^a   Chen, Ren Jie ^a   Li, Li ^a   Chen, Shi ^a  

^a BEIJING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Cathode material; Different diameters; Lithium sulfur battery; Multiwalled carbon nanotubes

Indexed keywords

CATHODES; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; LITHIUM BATTERIES; LITHIUM SULFUR BATTERIES; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; YARN;

ACTIVE MATERIAL; ARGON ATMOSPHERES; BALL-MILLED; CATHODES MATERIAL; DIFFERENT DIAMETER; ELEMENTAL SULPHUR; LITHIUM/SULFUR BATTERIES; MATERIAL UTILIZATION; MULTI-WALLED-CARBON-NANOTUBES; S. COMPOSITES;

HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 84892845990     PISSN: 20971605     EISSN: 18725805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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